Disk Array Management Tools; System Administration Manager (Sam); Autoraid Management (Arm) Utilities; Disk Array Control Panel - HP Surestore Disk Array 12h - And FC60 System Administrator Manual

Managing the HP SureStore E Disk Array 12H on HP-UX

Disk Array Management Tools

Disk Array Management Tools
Three disk array management tools are available for managing the disk array — two online tools and the

disk array control panel.

System Administration Manager (SAM)

Most of the common tasks involved in managing the disk array can be performed using the HP-UX System
Administration Manager, or SAM. This allows you to manage the host system and the disk array using the
same tool.

AutoRAID Management (ARM) utilities

Included with the disk array is a set of ARM utilities, which provide advanced capabilities for managing the
disk array. Although you will primarily use SAM to manage the disk array, you will need to use the ARM
utilities to perform functions such as formatting or diagnostics.
Disk array control panel
An alternative to the online management tools is the disk array control panel. Although you can use the disk
array control panel to perform most of the management tasks available through the ARM utilities, the added
convenience and functionality provided by SAM and the ARM utilities make them better tools for managing
the disk array.
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